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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnyone else have the knee jerk cringe reaction
When you hear the President....then you realize its OK its Joe.
tanyev
(42,552 posts)I had the local news on last night and as soon as the anchor started saying The President..., my hand frantically reached for the remote to hit mute. Then I glanced up at the screen and saw Joe Biden. Whew! What a relief.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)"the president," I flinch a little bit and immediately think "Oh, God, what the fuck has he done this time?" until I remember that Biden is the president and whatever he just did would be a good thing. And then I am so happy and relieved.
krispos42
(49,445 posts)I'm working my way through the Skepticrat podcast and Last Week Tonight. So I'm alternately in the present or near present, April 2019 with Skepticrat, or June 2015 with LWT.
Now the present is far more enjoyable! But there's still that little "click" mentally.
rsdsharp
(9,170 posts)was What fresh hell has he gotten us. . . Oh, wait. Weve got Biden, now.
Retrograde
(10,136 posts)as ask myself, what did that idiot due today. Now I still fire up DU first thing, but not with a feeling of dread!